He has never been a kind hearted person & he was the same in the novel. I’m not quite sure how some people…
the novel him is waaaaaaay better than the drama version. novel CZ did everything to survive...not b/c he wanted to, but there was no better option w/ his background and political ties to the chancellor.
This is the first Chinese historical drama I truly enjoyed watching. The plot was engaging and had strong Mulan…
you should watch love like the galaxy next! one of my fav and the novel to drama adaption is pretty good! last few episodes are a bit rushed...but that seems to be the case for c dramas.
They took out so much from the novel but they still killed Yan He 😭
if the drama is going to change things up, i was hoping Yan He survived...maybe seriously injured/maimed...but SURVIVE and live to see his wife and baby
They could have ended at EP 34 and give Yan He family a happy ending
reality of war... novel: a couple of HY's squad dies in battle. i forgot who died. Wang Ba survived and he founded an orphanage. HY came back with a leg wound from the last battle. She came back with the last group of the army due to her injury, which she didn't tend to b/c she kept on fighting to keep morale up. XJ waited and pine for her return. The novel ended with HY on krutches popping up to a melancholy XJ slowly walking away from the city gate.
What was the significance of the butterfly at the end with the widow and baby? I assume it was suppose to represent…
in chinese culture, the decease comes back to see the family in the form of a butterfly or moth. growing up, i was told never to kill butterfly/moth if it flies around the house/home.
oh yeah, on their second visit to ji yiang, HY bumped into CZ (who does painting/writing for a living, living a quiet/simple life in the city) at the night market. old acquaintances catching up...HY was buying a tiger candy shape for her daughter...and from that, CZ asked if it's for her child. it was a friendly catch up or sorts...XJ saw their interaction and was feeling indifferent about it. there's something about CZ being around HY makes XJ uneasy.
HY sense XJ's attitude about it and was trying to coax him by suggesting she would do anything to make it up to him. XJ just gave her a tempting look of sorts to which HY was like you're not mad, you 're just lusting for me! XJ smiles and said yes.
That night, XJ got some action. HY woke up with a sore back the next morning from all the work. hahahahaha....
if you are a big fan of the novel, the drama will be a disappointment to watch. however, the drama does include some important lines and plots/climax from the novel. if this drama was filmed in seasons (like american shows), it would be super good!
not a lot of character background story or development. it emphasizes about feminism but goes back and forth w/ the social norms of the time. focus more on the love story rather than their individual backstory, redemption and journey.
some characters were axed, some combine as one.
it's still a decent adaption compare to other novel to drama adaptions.
From what I understood, his mother had him without being married and, later, she died. His uncle probably adopted…
he was only taken in as a child to avoid bringing shame to the family. the couple didn't treat him like family. the couple didn't help the mom, but let the mom drown in despair. the drama really abuse CZ' storyline lol.
Somewhere toward the last episodes, they showed that his mother was looked down on even by her own family because…
yes, having a child out of wedlock brings shame to the family. if there are other girls in the family, the girls will have a hard time being married off or families will not want their sons to marry any girls from the family. in these cases, the girl is disowned by the family or sent to the farming estate and left there for the rest of their lives.
society in historical times is always cruel to the women.
the last few chapters are pointless changes...so dramatic and doesn't make sense at all... CZ never force anything on HY. He respects her. He did expressed his feelings to HY but was turn away.
Drama did CZ dirty by making him so shady.
in the novel: CZ betrayed/killed chancellor (already a criminal) as a way to show his loyalty to the king. he supported the crown prince . however, when the crown prince's chances are slim to take over the throne, he negotiated a deal with the 4th prince (he became king) to hand over the crown prince's military power. he only wanted 2 things: his and YingXiang's freedom/safety. YingXiang became a spy for CZ and due to her betrayal, the crown prince disfigured her face and fed her a poison that causes her skin to rot away, dying a slow painful torturous death. YX was saved by CZ when the crown prince's mansion was raided. by then YX only wanted death since she lost the will to live in that state. in the end, CZ left the capital and went to ji yiang. once he enters ji yiang, he could never leave. he's pretty much on house arrest.
however, for a novel adaption...despite the changes, is watchable. there are times some of the plots doesn't make sense, defies logic and decorum of the time (for the sake of entertainment purposes i guess) e,g, 1. YX blocking the knife for CZ. drama made her a body guard, bad ass fighter and double sword skills...don't know how to disarm a harmless/weak XPT??? 2. Yan He's wife being at the garrison giving birth??? Wives don't go w/ husbands to the battlefield, let alone one that is pregnant and about to pop. Note: YH did died from a poisonous arrow. 3. HY's despair crying/searching for XJ in the middle of an intense battle 4. XJF's to take over the crown...but with who? no prince were introduce/shown. also, XJF saying the king is old/muddleheaded. 5. CZ at the garrison/battle. He represent the scholar faction, he's not a general. 6. CLS and STT's wedding w/ being thrown over the horse. CLS doesn't even lift a finger, let alone throw a woman with an extra 30 lbs of wedding attire high over a horse... ...
novel ending: HY and XJ has a daughter (Xiao Yao sound the same as carefree, unrestrained) --- about 3 years old... they returned to jiyang to attend the princess heir's wedding.
XJ is the main care taker for their daughter. HY grew up as a boy/guy and never really picked up the tender/gentle side of being a girl. she is not feminine or motherly (not b/c she doesn't want to, more like she doesn't know how.) she rough plays w/ her daughter and XJ always frowns on that haha... XJ pretty much is the sweet expressive one. bc of HY's restrictive past/upbringing, XJ wants HY to be carefree and do as she wish. XJ always get XY and HY the same thing. XJ felt that HY didn't have a girly upbringing/childhood...so to make sure HY doesn't feel left out, XJ always get 2 of everything (like the candy haws, wind mill, etc).
drama:
HRF's dad married HY's mom (her second marriage). HY and HRF became step siblings through their union.
the screenwriter didn't really think this one through.
novel: a couple of HY's squad dies in battle. i forgot who died. Wang Ba survived and he founded an orphanage.
HY came back with a leg wound from the last battle. She came back with the last group of the army due to her injury, which she didn't tend to b/c she kept on fighting to keep morale up. XJ waited and pine for her return. The novel ended with HY on krutches popping up to a melancholy XJ slowly walking away from the city gate.
HY sense XJ's attitude about it and was trying to coax him by suggesting she would do anything to make it up to him. XJ just gave her a tempting look of sorts to which HY was like you're not mad, you 're just lusting for me!
XJ smiles and said yes.
That night, XJ got some action. HY woke up with a sore back the next morning from all the work.
hahahahaha....
not a lot of character background story or development.
it emphasizes about feminism but goes back and forth w/ the social norms of the time.
focus more on the love story rather than their individual backstory, redemption and journey.
some characters were axed, some combine as one.
it's still a decent adaption compare to other novel to drama adaptions.
society in historical times is always cruel to the women.
CZ never force anything on HY. He respects her. He did expressed his feelings to HY but was turn away.
Drama did CZ dirty by making him so shady.
in the novel: CZ betrayed/killed chancellor (already a criminal) as a way to show his loyalty to the king. he supported the crown prince . however, when the crown prince's chances are slim to take over the throne, he negotiated a deal with the 4th prince (he became king) to hand over the crown prince's military power. he only wanted 2 things: his and YingXiang's freedom/safety.
YingXiang became a spy for CZ and due to her betrayal, the crown prince disfigured her face and fed her a poison that causes her skin to rot away, dying a slow painful torturous death. YX was saved by CZ when the crown prince's mansion was raided. by then YX only wanted death since she lost the will to live in that state.
in the end, CZ left the capital and went to ji yiang. once he enters ji yiang, he could never leave. he's pretty much on house arrest.
however, for a novel adaption...despite the changes, is watchable. there are times some of the plots doesn't make sense, defies logic and decorum of the time (for the sake of entertainment purposes i guess) e,g,
1. YX blocking the knife for CZ. drama made her a body guard, bad ass fighter and double sword skills...don't know how to disarm a harmless/weak XPT???
2. Yan He's wife being at the garrison giving birth??? Wives don't go w/ husbands to the battlefield, let alone one that is pregnant and about to pop. Note: YH did died from a poisonous arrow.
3. HY's despair crying/searching for XJ in the middle of an intense battle
4. XJF's to take over the crown...but with who? no prince were introduce/shown. also, XJF saying the king is old/muddleheaded.
5. CZ at the garrison/battle. He represent the scholar faction, he's not a general.
6. CLS and STT's wedding w/ being thrown over the horse. CLS doesn't even lift a finger, let alone throw a woman with an extra 30 lbs of wedding attire high over a horse...
...
novel ending:
HY and XJ has a daughter (Xiao Yao sound the same as carefree, unrestrained) --- about 3 years old...
they returned to jiyang to attend the princess heir's wedding.
XJ is the main care taker for their daughter. HY grew up as a boy/guy and never really picked up the tender/gentle side of being a girl. she is not feminine or motherly (not b/c she doesn't want to, more like she doesn't know how.) she rough plays w/ her daughter and XJ always frowns on that haha...
XJ pretty much is the sweet expressive one. bc of HY's restrictive past/upbringing, XJ wants HY to be carefree and do as she wish. XJ always get XY and HY the same thing. XJ felt that HY didn't have a girly upbringing/childhood...so to make sure HY doesn't feel left out, XJ always get 2 of everything (like the candy haws, wind mill, etc).